KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A fallen Kansas City police officer will be honored by Missouri leaders.
The names of Ofc. James Muhlbauer and K-9 Champ will be among the fallen officers whose names will be added to the Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial’s Wall of Honor Saturday in Jefferson City.
They will also be honored during a candlelight vigil at the memorial Friday evening.
Muhlbauer and Champ died on Feb. 15, 2023, while on patrol. Jerron Lightfoot, 20, was speeding and ran a red light before he hit Muhlbauer’s police vehicle. The collision also killed 52-year-old Jesse Eckes, who was walking nearby.
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Last week, a Jackson County judge sentenced Lightfoot to 10-years in prison.
Before Lightfoot was sentenced, he took full responsibility for the tragedy and he hopes that the families can forgive him.
There are three other officers who will also be honored during the weekend’s ceremonies.
Hermann Police Department Detective Sergeant Mason E. Griffith was shot and killed by a gunman after Griffith while responding to a call at a convenience store. Griffith died March 12, 2023.
Kelly Rolando died in a head-on crash Oct. 22, 2023. He worked for the Missouri Department Corrections at Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, Mo.
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Missouri Department of Corrections Functional Unit Manager Jason Pulliam died on Oct. 15, 2021. He passed away after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Friday’s candlelight service will take place at the Law Enforcement Memorial at the Missouri State Capitol on North Capitol Drive in Jefferson City. The service begins at 8 p.m.
Saturday’s memorial service will be held at the same location. The service begins at 10 a.m. and will also be livestreamed on the Department of Public Safety Facebook page.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-1) face the Missouri Tigers (2-1) on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Mizzou Arena. It begins at 7:30 PM ET on SEC Network+.
In its previous game, Missouri were winners at home over Eastern Washington, 84-77. Its top performers were Caleb Grill (33 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 76.92 FG%, 8-10 from 3PT) and Mark Mitchell (13 PTS, 2 STL, 60 FG%).
Mississippi Valley State were winners at home over Mississippi University for Women 66-49 last time out, and were led by Alvin Stredic Jr. (14 PTS, 66.67 FG%) and Arthur Tate (12 PTS, 83.33 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT).
To prepare for this college hoops matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s action.
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The 2024 Missouri high school cross country season wrapped up this weekend in Gans Creek Cross Country Course when the MSHSAA hosted the Class 1 to Class 5 finals between Friday and Saturday.
The festivities held featured sunny conditions on Friday and pouring down rain and mud on Saturday. The weekend saw some new champions and some repeat winners — both individually and in the team standings.
Here is every 2024 MSHSAA state champion from the cross country championships:
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CLASS 5 GIRLS
Top 3 finishers
1. Bella Navaro-Sanchez, Wentzville Liberty
2. Lucy Wright, Liberty North
3. Savannah Amann, St. Joseph’s Academy
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Team champion: Eureka
The state trophy was No. 10 for the Lady Wildcats but it was the first championship. Four previous times, Eureka finished as the runners-up. The team had three all-staters: Madison Schepis, Sofia Hoerchler and Daphne Bishop, who was seventh.
CLASS 5 BOYS
Top 3 finishers
1. Henry Acorn, Rockhurst
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2. Graham Stevener, Kirkwood
3. Luke Sievers, Columbia Rock Bridge
Team champion: Rockhurst
The Hawklets had the champion, a fifth-place finisher in Andrew Davis and Jack McGovern, a freshman, placed ninth. The trophy was the seventh for the Kansas City Jesuit school. This was the thrid title since 2016 for the Hawklets.
CLASS 1 GIRLS
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Top 3 finishers
1. Sonya Brunner, Jefferson City Calvary Lutheran
2. Faith Clark, Mansfield
3. Mya Wray, Platte Valley
Team champion: Dora
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The Lady Falcons won the school’s first title in the sport by a seven-point margin ahead of Chadwick, last year’s state champion. Sophomore Isabelle Martin paced Dora by placing 17th.
CLASS 1 BOYS
Top 3 finishers
1. Nolyn Corder, Mansfield
2. Landen Chapman, Paris
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3. Michael Parrigon, Joplin McAuley Catholic
Team champion: McAuley Catholic
The Warriors had five all-staters – top 30 – and secured the school’s first-ever state championship in not only cross country, but any sports for boys or girls. Parrigon played in a district soccer playoff game the night before the state meet.
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CLASS 4 BOYS
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Top 3 finishers
1. Carson Driemeier, Festus
2. Liam Adair, Smithville
3. Tate Uding, Festus
Team champion: West Plains
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Despite Festus having two in the top three, the state power Zizzers won the title by 22 points. The top five all placed in the top 30, headlined by senior Kyler Gunter in 13th. This was state trophy No. 38 overall and 14th first-place finish.
CLASS 4 GIRLS
Top 3 finishers
1. Kayleigh Norris, Harrisonville
2. Gabrielle Moresi, Parkway Central
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3. Lucy Boyer, Festus
Team champion: Festus
The Lady Tigers won the championship by 10 points, keeping West Plains from sweeping the title. This was the third crown for the St. Louis-area school, all since 2014.
CLASS 3 GIRLS
Top 3 finishers
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1. Brianna Krueger, St. Charles West
2. Kelly Frank, Kansas City Notre Dame de Sion
3. Ilene Limberg, Owensville
Team champion: St. Charles West
For the third year in a row, the Lady Warriors took home a state title. The last Class 3 school to do that was Kearney, from 2009-2011. Since MSHSAA to more than three champions in 1998, no Class 3 has won four in a row.
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CLASS 3 BOYS
Top 3 finishers
1. Brian Burns, Southern Boone
2. Wyatt Klaiber, El Dorado Springs
3. Sean Burns, Southern Boone
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Team champion: Centralia
The Panthers took home a state title, a year after a third-place finish was the school’s first-ever trophy for the program last year. Carter Moss and Nolan Spickert finished 12th and 13th, respectively for the champions, who won by 10 points.
CLASS 2 GIRLS
Top 3 finishers
1. Addison Smith, Lexington
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2. Clara Trent, Springfield New Covenant Academy
3. Chloe Heckman, North Platte
Team champion: Lexington
After Smith’s title, Phoebe Engelbrecht (10th) and Tessa Lovell (11th) were also all-staters – and all three are underclassmen. Over the past 6 years, there’s been six different champions in Class 2. This was the Minutewomen’s third straight trophy and first title.
CLASS 2 BOYS
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Top 3 finishers
1. Chael Lichte, Lexington
2. Brandon Hammett, Butler
3. Colton McMillan, Joplin New Heights Christian Academy
Team champion: Woodland
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The southeast Missouri won a title for the second year in a row – which happened after Stockton won the two previous titles before them. The Cardinals had all-state times from Calvin Layton, Hayden Vangennip and Drew Garner.
“Hot in Herre” rapper Nelly is no longer feeling the heat from Missouri prosecutors three months after he was arrested on suspicion of possession of ecstasy.
The Times confirmed Wednesday that the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will not charge the Grammy-winning musician. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” a spokesperson told The Times in a statement.
A legal representative for Nelly (real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.) did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment.
The 50-year-old rapper, also known for hits “Dilemma” and “Ride Wit Me,” was arrested Aug. 7 in his home state at a St. Louis-area casino where he was allegedly carrying four ecstasy pills. He was held and released by police in Maryland Heights, a city northwest of St. Louis. At the time, the Missouri State Highway Patrol database also listed a citation for operating a vehicle without proper proof of insurance. Nelly initially received this citation in June 2018 in Maryland Heights. A judge issued a warrant in December 2023, and it remained outstanding.
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Attorney Scott Rosenblum said in August that his client had won several casino jackpots and when he sought to collect them, the officer who would have supervised the transaction “needlessly” ran a search for warrants.
Once the officer found the outstanding warrant, he cuffed Nelly’s hands behind his back and, Rosenblum said, “felt compelled” to “parade him through the casino in front of other customers.” He also alleged at the time that the officer had no probable cause to justify the search and expressed confidence that the case would “go nowhere.”
Nelly dodged the charges a little less than three months after he and singer Ashanti welcomed a baby boy, Kareem Kenkaide. After dating on and off for 11 years and then splitting in 2013, the “Body on Me” collaborators rekindled their romance in September 2023.
The musicians secretly married in December 2023, according to a Missouri database.
“I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings!” Ashanti wrote in August on Instagram, adding, “I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, boy.”
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Nelly shares two grown children — Chanelle and Cornell Haynes III — with ex-girlfriend Channetta Valentine. He also adopted his late sister Jackie’s two children after she died of leukemia in 2005.
“Having kids is always a blessing and seeing how dope Ashanti is as a mother is awesome,” he said in a statement shared with The Times in August.